Recent Updates

Makinen Will Continue To Serve As Special Prosecutor

The counties of Houghton and Keweenaw will continue to share the same prosecuting attorney for the time being. That’s according to Attorney General Bill Schuette–who appointed Houghton County Prosecutor Michael Makinen as Special Prosecutor in March of this year after the license to practice law of then Keweenaw County Prosecutor …

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Family Stories Sought For Michigan Tech Archives

The Michigan Tech Archives are on a mission to put history in the hands of those who lived it. They’re doing this by collecting oral histories from copper mining families. The Archives are a collection of records, photographs and documents of Michigan Tech and the surrounding Copper Country area. It’s …

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Unofficial KBIC Election Results

The official results from Saturday’s Keweenaw Bay Indian Community General Election are pending but it appears that both casino proposals have been approved. The first proposal was regarding a new casino development project in Baraga at the current casino site with an estimated cost of $28 million. The second proposal …

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